We have producer prices that were around 40% and are now coming under some pressure again.

The March producer price inflation report was better than expected.

To the market, the April producer price figures are likely to be the day's most important numbers.

Producer prices advanced in May for the third straight month.

Indeed, low producer prices are at the heart of the shortage.

For the year so far, producer prices have risen even less.

On the other hand, it has also come from farmers, whose producer prices have gone down.

"The increase in producer prices looks worse than it actually is," he said.

Only three months ago, producer prices were rising at a 3.7 percent annual rate.

I saw the producer price figures issued this morning, and they are good news.

"Next week's consumer numbers at this moment are more important in the eyes of the financial market than today's producer price data," she said.

The focus remains on February producer price data to be released this morning.

The early gain was attributed to the producer prices report.

Data on producer prices for August will be released tomorrow morning.

For the 12 months through August, producer prices have risen 4.2 percent.

Still, he said of the producer price numbers, "This wasn't bad news."

Investors were reluctant to buy ahead of the Government's report on producer prices.

Investors and dealers found little reason to buy ahead of today's report on producer prices.

In the short run, the wild card is this Friday's report on producer prices.

More clues to the state of the economy will be available tomorrow when the Government reports on producer prices.

"The increases in producer prices fit with what you would expect based on economic theory."

That was inspired, he said, by the small movement in the producer price Index.

Producer prices, excluding energy and food, are rising about 1 percent a year.

Without the decline in energy costs, producer prices would have risen 2.7 percent last year.

Then it all depends on what the producer price number shows."